Seven Steps to Build Your Education Social Network

Thanks to the disaster of Hurricane Sandy, many of us have had an extra week of vacation. What did you do—or better yet what didn’t you do? I decided to tackle social networking, which gives educators the opportunity to meet other educators from all over the world who are working on similar topics such as BYOD, Common Core Standards, IEP’s, Alternate Assessments, and my favorite, Apps for special-needs students.

My mantra has been the Common Core Standards, how they will affect students with special needs and what apps may help students meet the standards. So here are seven steps I took to develop my social network and help spread the word about my favorite education topics.